Terry
Fri Oct 12 07:00:51 PDT 2007
If you cannot edit at all, this is a different problem. Do you get any error
messages when you try to edit? It sounds as though you have trial version
of Office and it has expired or it has not been activated within 30 days so
it is in lockdown mode.
Terry
"No text selections with mouse or keyboar"
<Notextselectionswithmouseorkeyboar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:1B6B7D26-CA9B-4EC7-8ADB-EE135DB7D19F@microsoft.com...
>I installed Dreamweaver. I'm lost without Front Page and wanted to try
> something different other than Expressions....
>
> I cannot edit the documents at all in word...other apps work fine. I can
> even edit in MS Works.
>
> "Terry Farrell" wrote:
>
>> Have you installed anything recently?
>>
>> Are you still able to navigate and edit the documents using the keyboard?
>>
>> --
>> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
>>
>> "No text selections with mouse or keyboar" <No text selections with mouse
>> or
>> keyboar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A51C4FFA-313D-417B-B27C-D18A51FD09D5@microsoft.com...
>> > My mouse is now doing the same thing and it was ok 2 days
>> > ago...Suggestions?
>> >
>> > "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Does the mouse work in other applications, or is it "broken" only in
>> >> Word
>> >> 2007?
>> >>
>> >> When installing updates, WU sets a restore point. Can you restore to
>> >> before
>> >> the updates and see if that "fixes" the problem? If so... then I would
>> >> try
>> >> installing the updates one by one, to see if the mouse stops working
>> >> correctly again... and if so, see which update appears to break it.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> >> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> >> Blog:
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> >> Web:
http://www.herbtyson.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "This wouldn't happen on Apple software.." <This wouldn't happen on
>> >> Apple
>> >> software..@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:A0B06BB8-1D11-458C-A4AA-18D9AC09214E@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Running Vista - Home Premium and downloaded the latest updates for
>> >> > Vista
>> >> > and
>> >> > Office that came out this morning 8/15/07. Since updating I am
>> >> > unable
>> >> > to
>> >> > use
>> >> > my mouse to select a point in a document or highlight text. I can
>> >> > only
>> >> > use
>> >> > it to change options in the toolbars at the top and sides of the
>> >> > screen.
>> >> > Can
>> >> > still use keyboard arrow keys to naviagate my way around.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> >>
>> >>
>>